Pearce named in England Under-20 squad for upcoming clashes

On-loan defender Tom Pearce has been named in the England Under-20 for their two upcoming encounters.

The 20-year-old from Leeds United is part of the group that will host Poland before travelling to face Portugal.

Pearce has three international caps to his name already, making two appearances for the Under-21s in the Toulon Cup last summer, which England won, while he made his Under-20s debut back in September 2018 against Netherlands U20s.

The defender will be hoping to earn his latest caps in the U20 Elite League encounters, firstly against Poland U20s at St George's Park on Thursday, March 21, 2019 (2pm kick-off) before travelling to Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril (Penafiel) to face Portugal on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 (5pm kick-off, UK time).

Should he feature in either game, it will be his first international cap while on loan with the Iron.